Toward the realization of a digital society, the government has put together a plan to review regulations such as visual inspections and document reading required by law and government ordinance, and to review about 4000 items by utilizing digital technology. ..

On the 3rd, the government held a meeting of the "Digital Extraordinary Administrative Investigation Committee" at the Prime Minister's Office, and put together a plan to collectively review the regulations for the realization of a digital society.



According to this, as a result of scrutinizing about 10,000 laws and government ordinances, it was found that there are about 5,000 regulations that require visual inspection and reading of documents, of which 4,000 use digital technology etc. It is said that it will be reviewed as it can be made more efficient.



Specifically, in addition to using drones and underwater robots for visual inspections by managers of rivers and dams, fire alarm detectors are automatically detected during regular inspections by fire defense equipment officers at department stores and hotels. It is supposed to utilize the function to check.



The study group has a policy of aiming for the necessary legislation from next year's ordinary Diet session toward the implementation of the plan.



Prime Minister Kishida said, "We will review the remaining statutory provisions, as well as 30,000 notices and circulaires, wipe out analog regulations that hinder the digitization of society in three years, and create new growth industries. We will solve labor shortages, improve productivity and increase income. "